theyyam
theyyam noun: a Hindu ritual practiced mainly by people from castes in northern Kerala and some parts of Karnataka in India.
Noun
theyyam (uncountable)
theyyam meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
theyyam in Hindi
- Translations
- तेय्यम teyyam
theyyam in Tamil
- Translations
- தெய்யம் teyyam
theyyam in Marathi
- Translations
- तेय्यम teyyam
theyyam in Telugu
- Translations
- తెయ్యం teyyaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- theyyam in Malayalam
- തെയ്യം teyyaṁ
- theyyam in Kannada
- ತೆಯ್ಯಂ teyyaṃ
- theyyam in Sanskrit
- तेय्यम् teyyam
Forms of theyyam
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Origin of theyyam
Borrowed from Malayalam തെയ്യം (teyyaṁ).
Questions about theyyam
- What does theyyam mean?
- Theyyam means a Hindu ritual practiced mainly by people from castes in northern Kerala and some parts of Karnataka in India.
- What is theyyam in Hindi?
- Theyyam in Hindi is तेय्यम (teyyam). See Theyyam meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is theyyam?
- Theyyam is a noun.
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